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The House has voted to legalize marijuana on a federal level by passing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (the MORE Act). The MORE Act is notable not only because it fully legalizes marijuana under federal law but because it was originally introduced by Senator (now Vice President-Elect) Harris

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Continue Reading Post-Election Update: U.S. Federal Cannabis Legislation

President Trump signed a $484 billion stimulus bill into law today as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to contain the economic damage from the COVID-19.  The bill passed the House of Representatives and the Senate earlier this week with broad bipartisan support.

The measure is designed to supplement…
Continue Reading SBA Paycheck Protection Program to Receive Additional Funding

We have published a memorandum on what companies and lenders need to know about oversight under the CARES Act and related enforcement risks. By reference to the global financial crisis, the memorandum provides a roadmap for companies and lenders thinking about and seeking to minimize the risks of participating in…
Continue Reading Memorandum on CARES Act Oversight and Enforcement Risks for Companies and Lenders

Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) this afternoon, and we cover it here in two memos. In one memo, we cover the economic stabilization, small business and bank regulatory sections of the legislation. In the other memo, we cover tax…
Continue Reading Congress Passes the CARES Act: Economic Stabilization and Tax Relief

The Senate Republicans recently released a proposal for Phase 3 of the government’s stimulus response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency.  Our rush summary describes certain key portions of that proposal that we think will be of interest to our clients and friends. We cover the return of the money market…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans Release a Stimulus Proposal to Combat Economic Impacts of Coronavirus

Financial services regulatory reform will continue to be active in 2020, with developments percolating in all three branches of government.  As we observe the changing landscape, here is the 2020 Vision Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas,…
Continue Reading Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—2020 Vision Edition

Congress now has three different cannabis bills and three different approaches before it. One approach, taken by the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (the SAFE Banking Act), is to focus specifically on the difficulties faced by the banking, insurance and payments sectors. Another approach, taken by the Strengthening the…
Continue Reading Cannabis Legalization? — Updated Briefing on the SAFE Banking Act, the STATES Act and the MORE Act

Financial services regulatory reform continues to evolve in 2019.  As we observe the changing landscape, here is the Fall Focus Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas, agencies and actors.  We will continue to track these issues and…
Continue Reading Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Fall Focus Edition

For those following Congressional efforts to solve the challenges of banking the cannabis sector, we have updated our briefing on the two pending bills in light of the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday July 23 on “Challenges for Cannabis and Banking:  Outside Perspectives.”  We cover both of the two…
Continue Reading Davis Polk Client Memorandum: Banking and Cannabis — Updated Briefing on the SAFE Banking Act and STATES Act

Financial services regulatory reform continues to evolve in 2019.  As we observe the changing landscape, here is the Summer Spotlight Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas, agencies and actors.  We will continue to track these issues and…
Continue Reading Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Summer Spotlight Edition